Gasolene-burner.



W. WHELAN. GASOLBNE BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.6, 190a.

Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

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WILLIAM WHELAN, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

GASOLENE-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 20, 1909.

Application filed August 6, 1908. Serial No. 447,220.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. WILLIAM IVHELAN, a v

citizen of the United States, residing at St.

Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Gasolene Burners,

of which t e following is a specification.

The-object of my invention is to provide a gasolene burner in which by reason of its construction a maximum of heat may be generated ina minimum of time and in which there is practically a complete combination of the gases.

I attain my object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the burner and valve, the wall of the expansion chamber broken away, showing a section of the Wall, of an interior chamber and a flattened generator therein; Fig. 2 is a cross section of Fig. 1 cut at line wx and Fig. 3 is a cross section of same cut at line Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several views.

In the drawings A is the valve and handle of the burner.

B is a supply tube and C a gasolene cup for use in heating the valve and. starting the burner.

D is the wall of an expansion chamber closed at each end, as shown in Fig. 1.

E is a tube rigid on the bottom of the wall of the expansion chamber for the purpose of carrying the gases up into the expansion chamber within which the gases and air mix.

H is the wall of an interior chamber slotted at the top, the edges of the slot re ceiving bolts 7L hby which the wall of the interior chamber is rigidly fastened to the wall of the expansion chamber. I is a generator inside said interior chamber, its top within said slotted space, as shown in Fig. 2. This generator, supply tube B at one end thereof, and the opposite tube end to which the valve fittings are attached, constitute a single tube of corresponding circumference, the generator part being flattened, as shown in Fig. 2, leaving a flat passage for the gasolene. Rows of perforations J Jin the wall of the interior chamber extend horizontally at opposite sides of the generator. The wall of the expansion chamber is provided with a top row of perforations K Kand with two The interior of thel walllofjhe expansionl chamber is prolvided with a perforated plate D fitting closely therein, as shown in Fig. 2, and the wall of the interior chamber is also provided with a similar perforated plate II, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Gasolene is admitted to pipe B from a supply tank not shown. Valve A is then opened to permit a small amount of gasolene to drip into cup C. Valve A is then closed. The gasolene in cup C is then ignited, the heated products of combustion escaping to the atmosphere, through tube E and chamber D and perforations K, J and K, thus vaporizing the liquid fuel in generator I. After the gasolene in cup C is consumed and the flames extinguished valve A is opened, thus providing an escape for the vapors from generator I through the valve through perforations K, J and K to the atmosphere. The vapors become admixed with air drawn into tube E from around valve A, and the resultant mixture is ignited at perforations K and K. The perforated plates D and II prevent the flame from ontering chamber D, though the flame enters chamber II since perforations K are open and freely permit its entrance. The flame at perforations J heat the generator I thus producing continuous vaporization of the gasolene and the heated products of combustion pass out of perforations K to add to the available heat supplied by the burner. The gas entering the interior chamber thus serves a dual purpose, heating the generator on both of its flat surfaces and passing out of perforations K K-, giving heat for any purpose for which desired.

As the generator is inclosed within a hot chamber the cold air has no chance for any chilling effect upon it. The perforated plates D and II serve to prevent the gas passing out too freely through the perforations in the walls of the two chambers and also serve to divide the gas along the interior surfaces of the chambers.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a gasolene burner the combination with a supply tube, valve and handle and gasolene cup, of a wall forming an expansion chamber, a tube leading from said cu into said expansion chamber, an inner wal slotted from end to, end in the top bolted at the edges of said slot to the interior of the top of said expansion chamber wall, perforated connection into tube E, chamber D, thence plates fitted closely within the expansion and interior chamber walls, perforations through the wall of the interior chamber, top and side rows of perforations through the wall of the expansion chamber and a generator having flattened sides extending through the entire length of the interior chamber, substantially as set forth and shown.

2. In a gasolene burner the combination with an expansion chamber having central and side rows of perforations, of an interior chamber rigid in the upper part of said expansion chamber provided with a slotted top and erforations, and a generator through said inner chamber having flattened sides,

its opposite circular ends serving respectively as a su 1y pi e and a valve connection, substantiall y as s 1own and described.

3. A gasolene burner for heating purposes comprising a tube passing through the inside of the burner, one end for receiving the gasolene, the other end for supplying generated gas, a cup, a valve over said cup having connection with said receiving end of the tube for starting and regulating the pressure, an expansion chamber provided with closed ends and perforations in the upper part, an interior chamber slotted at the top rigidly fastened to the interior of the top of the expansion chamber and provided with openings opposite the sides of the generator through which mixed gases pass into the interior chamber ready for combustion, substantially as set forth and shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM WHELAN.

Witnesses AUGUsT XVORMAN, M. MAHOFFY. 

